Mood

Timing and moderation allow you to enjoy coffee, tea and other caffeinated beverages without disturbing your slumber.

You feel stressed out. You are bored. Or you are angry at your spouse. So you walk a short distance to the fridge, swing open the door and look for a solution. Is it the leftover tapioca pudding? A slab of last nights lasagna? That pint of premium ice cream in the freezer?

With the holidays approaching, a new study in PLOS One reinforces the importance of staying a good distance away from festive food tables to help avoid overeating.

You may not expect a mental health practitioner to prescribe a healthy eating plan, but that approach may not be far off. In recent years, scientists have been studying the link between food and mood more closely. They've found that there may be a relationship between the risk of common mental health issues - including depression and anxiety - and our diet quality.

Can chewing gum help keep you alert? Thats the suggestion of a new British study

Maybe its the French fries and bear claws that are making you angry

Thats the possibility posed by a large new National Institutes of Health study that reports older adults who drink four or more sweetened soft drinks daily were 30% more likely to develop depression.

If youre already worried about your weight and diet

offee may do more than merely perk you up in the morning: Over time, it might also reduce your risk of depression

Feeling blue? Maybe the ancient Chinese practice of tai chi can help. Researchers at UCLA report that a gentle, Westernized version of tai chi, when paired with a standard depression drug among a group of depressed elderly adults, led to greater improvements in depression